On 4 December, the Legume Generation partners had their second in person consortium meeting at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The Legume Generation consortium, consisting of 33 partners from 15 countries, runs more than 70 legume breeding and...
Save the date: 5th International Legume Society Conference The next edition of the conference will take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from 8 to 12 June 2026, hosted at the Valamar Lacroma Hotel. The programme will cover a wide range of topics in legume research,...
The Legume Generation's Bean Innovation Community presented a poster at the BIC & NAPIA Biennial Meeting 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The BIC & NAPIA meeting aimed to: To provide a forum on recent research developments and plans for projects in pulse crops...
26-27 November 2025, Athens, Greece Within the EVA Boost project, the EVA Legumes network partners will meet in Athens to review project progress, experimental and scoring protocols in use for the different crop groups and plan for field trials and other experiments...
To mark World Food Day 2025, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency has released a new video developed in close collaboration with the MICROBIOMES4SOY project. The film highlights how European research contributes to more resilient and sustainable soya production...
Call for Papers - Submission deadline: Sunday, 30 November 2025 Agriculture is faced with the challenges of reducing its impact on the environment, adapting to the changing climate, and supporting biodiversity. Dietary change towards flexitarian/plant-based diets also...
Global Bean Network, 14th October Partner Meeting Led by Amanuel Samuel, this session takes us to Gidole, Ethiopia, where a recent Slow Beans event brought together chefs, bean lovers, health professionals, and young farmers. The gathering highlighted the richness of...
On 10 September 2025, Johann Vollmann (BOKU) participated in the BELIS Stakeholder Day held in Novi Sad, Serbia. The event gathered researchers and stakeholders from across Europe to discuss the progress and synergies of legume research initiatives, particularly...
The next ILS Webinar takes place on 8 October.Photoperiod sensitivity is crucial for soybean flowering, adaptation, and yield. In soybean, photoperiod sensitivity centers around the evening complex (EC) that regulates the transcriptional level of the core...
The Donau Soja Networking Event 2025 took place on 4 September 2025 in Vienna, Austria, and was dedicated to discussing the European protein strategy with more than 100 members and partners from the enitre soybean value chain. A panel discussion with the topic ‘Why we...
The European project DOMINO is hosting its second stakeholder forum webinar on Tuesday, 23 September 2025 from 14-15.30 CEST. This free webinar will spotlight the central role of consumer research in advancing the field of fermented foods and how consumer awareness...
The 8th International Food Legume Research Conference (IFLRC) and the 5th Australian Pulse Conference (APC) will be held as a joint meeting in Perth, Western Australia, from 15–19 September 2025. This combined conference will bring together researchers,...
The European Association for Research on Plant Breeding is hosting its 36th EUCARPIA Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section Conference from 1-5 September 2025 in Aberystwyth, Wales. The event will bring together researchers, breeders, and practitioners to...
The Global Bean Project is hosting a public meeting with the title "Powering Change with Legume Policy" on 2 September from 5-6.30pm CEST. Four leading experts in legume policy and innovation will share their insights, followed by a 30-minute open...
From 10 to 15 January 2025 Mária Škrabišová, Ivana Kaňovská and Jana Biová from the Palacký University Olomouc (UP) attended the 32nd edition of the Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG) in San Diego, USA. The Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG) is...
The Global Bean Project is hosting a partner meeting with the title "Innovation & Changemaking" on 12 August at 5pm CEST. Professor Dr. Parvaze Sofi, Professor of Plant Breeding at SKUAST-Kashmir, will lead the meeting and present his research on developing...
As World Microbiome Day approaches, the European Food Information Council is hosting a webinar "Why Microbiomes Matter for You and the World Around You" with experts from the field: Céline Druart, Davide Bulgarelli, and Luca Cocolin. This event is designed for...
On 27 and 28 May 2025 the Focus Group "Production of protein crops under climate change" of the EU CAP network held its second meeting in Sevilla (Spain). During this meeting, twenty Focus Group experts discussed how to increase European plant protein self-sufficiency...
On 3-4 June 2025, the Association of Applied Biologists and its specialist groups Cropping and the Environment and Soil and Root Biology are organising the third edition of the conference Legumes in Science and Practice, at the University of Reading and online. The...
In the ninth edition of the monthly ILS webinars on topics related to legumes cultivation and improvement starting, Dil Thavarajah from Clemson University in South Carolina, US will explore the topic Pulse crops towards global food security. The webinar will take...
What has Legume Generation achieved so far? In the first reporting period, the project made important steps toward strengthening legume breeding and building a more sustainable European protein supply. The video below summarises the communication and dissemination...
The Microbiomes4Soy project investigates how microbiomes – particularly those in the soil – influence the food system from crop health and food quality to animal and human well-being. Using soya as a model crop, the project explores how microbiomes can improve...
In the eighth edition of the monthly ILS webinars, Valerio Hoyos-Villegas from Mc Gill University in Canada will explore the question: what is keeping consumers from eating more beans and pulses? Drawing on scientific insights and lessons from genomic selection (GS),...
At the II International Scientific and Practical Conference "Climate Change and Agriculture: Challenges for Agricultural Science and Education", Donau Soja was proud to contribute to the discussion on sustainable soil management with a presentation by their agronomist...
